For Good
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, Wicked, 2003.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good, 2025.
Writer: Stephen Schwartz
Producer: Stephen Schwartz
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Note 1: It’s still difficult, I just removed dim, sus, 7s etc to make it cleaner.
Note 2: For easiest version, transpose -1 as it gets rid of most of the #/b chords.
Elphaba:
A I’m limited,
just look at me –C#m I’m AliB -miEted.
And just look at Ayou, you can do F#all I couldn’t G#do,
F#Glinda.
E
So F#mnow it’s up to G#you,
G#for both of us.
DNow it’s up to Dbyou…
Db Gb
Ab
Glinda
I’ve Dbheard it Gbsaid Gb
that people Dbcome into our lives
for a Gbreason, Gb
bringing Dbsomething Gbwe must Ablearn.
And Dbwe are Gbled
to those who Fmhelp us most to grow,
if we Bbmlet them
and we Ebhelp them in Abreturn. Ab
Db Well, I Gbdon’t know if I belGbmieve that’s tBbmrue,
but I Aknow EI’m who I am today
beF#mcause I Eknew you.
B
Like a Dbcomet pulled Gbfrom orbit
as it Gbpasses a Dbsun,
like a Dbstream that meets Dba boulder
Bhalfway Gb through the Abwood,
Db who can Ebmsay if I’ve been Fmchanged for the Bbmbetter?
But Gb because DbI knew you,
Gb Db
EbI have Db been Abchanged for Dbgood.
Elphaba:
Ab It Dbwell may Gbbe
Ebm that we will Dbnever meet again
Fmin this Gblifetime, Gb
so let me Dbsay befGb -ore we part. Ab
So Dbmuch of Gb me Gb
is made of Fmwhat I learned from you,
you’ll Bbm be with me,
like a Ebhandprint on my Abheart. Ab
Db And now Gb whatever way our Gbmstories Bbmend,
I Aknow Eyou have re-written mine A
by F#mbeing Emy friend.
B
Like a Dbship blown Gbfrom its mooring
by a Gbwind off the Dbsea,
like a Dbseed dropped by Db a skybird
Bin a disGb -tant wAbood, Ab
Db who can Ebmsay if I’ve been Fmchanged for the Bbmbetter?
But Gb because DbI knew you,
Glinda:
Gb Because DbI knew you,
Both:
EbmI have been Db changed Ab for F#mgood.
Elphaba:
And F#mjust to Bclear the Eair,
I ask forF#mgiveness for the things I’ve done F#m you Bblame B me fEor.
Glinda:
G#m But then, BI guess we know there’s C#blaC#me to shF#are,
Both:
and Enone of it seems to F#mmatter anyF#mmore B
Glinda, Elphaba in (parentheses)
BLike a coDb -met pulled Gbfrom orbit
(Like a ship blown)
as it Dbpasses a Dbsun,
(from its mooring) (by a wind off the)
like a Dbstream that meets Gba boulder
(sea,) (like a seed dropped by a)
Gbhalfway through the Abwood.
(bird) (in the wood.)
Both:
Db Who can Ebmsay if I’ve been Fmchanged for the Bbmbetter?
Gb I do Dbbelieve I have been Abchanged for the Bbmbetter,
Glinda:
Gb And because DbI knew you,
Elphaba:
Gb Because DbI knew you,
Both:
Gb Because I knew Dbyou,
EbmI have been Dbchanged Ab
Db for good.
Gb Ab
Db